The story behind the legendary LS7 V8, the last big-displacement engine before emissions rules changed the game.

It's dubbed the LS427/570 and sports a number of upgrades over the LS7 engine we saw in production. It all started with Gran Turismo. From those early PlayStation days, Sean was drawn to anything with ...

The only Camaro to be equipped with the LS7 version of the 454 big-block V8, this example was special-ordered through Baldwin ...

Mercury Marine wants to put a greater emphasis on high-performance car engines in the near term, and if the 7.0-liter SB4 crate engine is any indication of the company's future, then sign us up. The ...

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

Nelson Ireson December 21, 2012 Comment Now! Leaks and rumors being what they are, we've been cautious about talk of the LS7 V-8 engine from the Corvette Z06 appearing in the Chevrolet Camaro. We've ...

As the axiom goes, building horsepower is just a matter of pushing more air through an engine. While true enough on the surface, it doesn’t take into account the different ways in which that power can ...

The resulting numbers are absolutely astonishing: 825 horsepower and 8,300 rpm with a hydraulic roller camshaft, factory GM cylinder head castings, and a production LS7 aluminum block. That's nearly ...

View post: Jeep’s V8 Wrangler Is Finally Legal in All 50 States As the Official Vehicle of SEMA, we knew we’d see several variations of the Chevrolet Camaro on display, but the details had us aching ...

Introduced in 1995 with few commonalities between it and the small-block V8 architecture, the LS engine family soldiers on to this very day although General Motors refers to the latest evolution as ...

First of all: Yes, the intake manifold shown in our lead photo is backwards. That's intentional, for reasons we'll go into in a moment. But the larger question should be, Why would anyone want to take ...